Daphne Caruana Galizia’s son: ‘They killed my mother but they won’t stop me’
The Maltese writer’s journalist son tells of his pride in her achievements as a BBC radio drama recounts her story
They had spent hours discussing power and corruption, lawsuits and personal threats. But in the end their last words were about what to eat for supper. As Daphne Caruana Galizia, a renowned investigative journalist on the island state of Malta, rushed out of the family home to get to the bank, her son Matthew offered to make ravioli. They joked about his culinary skills, and then she was gone.
Moments later, he heard an explosion. A powerful bomb placed under the seat of Caruana Galizia’s car had blown it and its occupant into pieces. For Matthew, who was at the site of the blast within minutes, it was a terrible shock – but not a surprise.